Hose supporter



Jan. 16, 1923, 1,442,475

S. JAY. Hose SuPPoRTER, FILED JAN. 3, I921 lnvenTor. Seen dayyfiwzdwargwmz'f AiTys.

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HOSE SUPPORTER.

Application filed January 3, 1921. Serial No. 34,723.

character in which the hose will be firmly locked in place in thesupporter so that a firm grip is had upon the hose. l5 T he object of:this invention is to provide a hose supporter particularly adapted for"the use of women and children where considerable strain is placed uponthe hose in supporting it in place and in the movements oil the wearer.The obj ect of the invention is firmly to lock the hose in place in thesupporter.

The object or" the invention is further to provide a. supporter of: thetype having a base provided with a projecting stud and a loop member inwhich the loop member is provided with a movable locking mem ber whichwhen in closed position, clamps the hose against the stud.

The object of the invention is further to provide an elastic yieldingmeans for locking the hose against the stud so that there is no dangerof injury to the hose.

The object of the invention is further to provide a simple ander'iicient means for connecting the loop and base members to the hosesupporter in hinged relation by means or the webbing.

These and other objects and features of the invention will appear morefully "from the accompanied description and drawings and will beparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: I

Fig. l is a view in side elevation with the parts in open position of apreferred form 0t hose supporter embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view partially broken away in the constructionshown in Fig. l w1th the parts of the supporter in closed position.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view partially broken away of another form of loopmember.

Fig. t is a top plan view of a third form oi? loop member.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view partially broken away of a fourth form of loopmember.

Fig. 6 is a view chiefly in vertical section of the loop member shown in.c ig. 5.

The hose supporter of this invention compr ses a base member and a, loopmember and the usual piece of webbin The base and loop members arepreferably formed of metal in any suitable manner. The base member is slO' Tll as having; a flat metal base 1 and a stud projecting therefrom.The base 1 at the front and rear of the stud is slotted at 3 and t toreceive the webbing. The stud is preferably covered with a tabing- 5 ofelastic material such as rubber.

The loop member 6 which is also formed i netal may take various forms.Referlg to the forms shown in Figures 1 and 2, this loop member is ofgeneral flat clongate shape and is provided at its rear end with awebbing slot 7. The loop member 6 presents a longitudinal aperture 8. Inthis aperture is movably mounted the locking member 9. In this form thelocking; member 9 is a plunger mount d to slide loiigitudinally theaperture and yieldiugly pressed toward the stud. For this purpose thelocking member 9 is conveniently provided with guide pins 1.0 and slidinin sh s or grooves 12 in the side walls ot the aperture 8. Helicalsprings 13 are mounted in these grooves and extend between the tor-wardpin ll and fixed abutments H thus art cle yieldingly to press theplunger to ward the stud. A. projection 15 on the locking member 9enables it readily to be grasped and retracted manually.

The lockirsz; member 9 at its forward end is preferably faced withelastic material such as a block of rubber 16. The end wall of theaperture 8 is also preferably faced relation to the base member andpreferably spring 27. This affords a simple means of guiding andyieldlngly pressing the locking member forwardly to the aperture of theare with elastic material such as the rubber insert 1?.

The loop member is mounted in hinged by means of the webbing. Thissecured by the manner in which the wel'il'iing is threaded through theloop and base members together with a, flat slotted metal buckle 18.

The webbing 19 at its end is provided with metal clasp 20. From thisclasp the webbing extends through the slot of the buckle 18, thencealong .in a run 21. beneath the base, thence over the front edge of thebase and down through the front slot 3, thence beneath the base and overthe run 21 of webbing, thence up through the rear slot 4 of the basethence above the run21 of webbing, thence up through the slot of buckle18, thence up through the slot 7 of the loop member, thence down againthrough the buckle slot. Hence it will be seen, as clearly shown in Ltigs. l and 2, that the loop memher is hinged by means of the webbing tothe base member. This provides a simple form of connection of themembers of the hose supporter.

When the hose is to be clamped in place the loop member is swung intoopen position as shown in Fig. l and the locking member 9 is retractedagainst the springs 1.3 by means of the projection 15. The edge off thehose is then placed over the stud, the loop swung downward and theloii'lring member released. The hose is then automatically and firmlygripped and clasped over the stud and between the stud, the torn-std endof the locking member 9 and the inner end of the aperture 8, all ofwhich are preferably faced with an elastic material such as rubber andconsequently no damage or injury is incurred by the hose even whenplaced under great strain. The grip is such a firm one that it isimpossible to withdraw the hose. When it is desired to release the hosethe locking member 9 is again retracted and the loop member swung out ofposition.

Various means may be employed for yieldingly projecting the lockingmember 9 in the aperture oi the loop member. In Figure 3 the loop member22 is provided with a looking member 23 generally similar to thatdescribed. In this case the locking member is provided with a guide pin24 sliding in the side walls of the aperture. T he locking member isalso guided and slides over a longitudinal pinv 25 mounted in the loopmember. This pin extends in a longitudinal central aperture 26 in thelocking member and in this aperture is mounted a helical spring 27. Acollar 28 is mounted. on the pin 25 and abuts the rear end of the loopmember.

in liligure El: still another ,t'orin of loop member is shown. in thiscase the locking member is guided by a transverse pin 30 and alongitudinal pin 31 but in this case the spring 32 is mounted betweenthe looking member and the rear wall of the aperture in the loop memberand surrounds the pin 31.

The locking member may also be moved into and out of closed position toengage the stud by a swingiiig or pivotal move ment, and a form of suchconstruction is shown in Figures 5 and 6'. In this form the loop member33 is provided with a longitudinal aperture 34% and the locking member35 is pivoted at its rear end upon a pin 36 extending transverselythrough the loop member. A helical spring 37 is coiled about the pin 36and engages the loop member at one end 38 and the locking member at theother end $.39 and is so arranged as normally to tend to swing thelocking member into open position as shown in Figure 6. The lockingmember is swung backwardly into engaging position to clamp the hoseagainst the stud and is held'in closed position by suitable lockingmeans. As anillustrative form of such means there are shown the wirespring hook members 40 adapted to engage at their free hooked ends smallstuds 411 projecting downwardly from the sides of the locking member 35.The locking member is shown in Figure 5 in closed position with themembers 4:0 in engagement with the studs 41. To release the lockingmember and allow it to swing to open position the operator pressesinwardly upon the spring members 40 thus releasing studs ll and allowingthe locking member 45 to swing upwardly under the action of the spring87.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is i l 1. A hose supporter comprising a baseprovided with a projecting stud, a loop member hinged to the base andprovided wvith a. longitudinal aperture cooperating at its forward endwith and acting to engage the hose against the stud, a plunger'mounh edto slide in said aperture and means for yieldingly pressing the plungertoward the stud to engage and clamp the hose against the stud. v

2. A hose supporter comprising the con struction defined in claim 1 inwhich the forward end of the plunger is provided with 7 an elasticfacing.

3. A. hose supporter comprising a strip of weliihing, a'slotted buckle abase having a projectii'ig stud and slotted in front and rear of thestud, a loop member slotted at its rear end and provided with anaperture to cooperate with and engage and clamp the hose against thestud, a locking member movably mounted on the loop member in saidaperture and acting when moved into Slot of the base, thence above thefirst run closed position to engage and clamp the hose of Webbing,thence up through the buckle 10 against the stud, the webbing extendingslot, thence up through the loop slot and through the buckle slot,thence beneath the thence down through the buckle slot. 0 base, thenceover the front edge of the base In testimony whereof, I have signed myand down through the front slot, thence bename to this specification.neath the base and over the run of webbing therebeneath, thence upthrough the rear v SECIL JAY.

